Spent the afternoon yesterday with some very good old friends looking at the Pompeii exhibit currently at the Los Angeles Science Museum. It was a bit thin in the display, and a bit long in the "interactivities" department, but there were still a few nice bits. This one was a little marble sculpture of puppies that was thought to have been in a garden area. Very cute!
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Who can resist sleeping puppies? |
There was also a large marble wash basin with elegant sphinx supports and an unusual triangular base.
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Detail of the sphinx support. Love those wings! |
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Another detail of the vegetal ornament on the plinth. |
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